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Lake Elmo vs Oakdale, MN

Lake Elmo and Oakdale are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

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Lake Elmo

40/100

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Oakdale

40/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Lake Elmo: 40/100 · Oakdale: 40/100

No gap.

Flood

Lake Elmo: 33/100 · Oakdale: 33/100

No gap.

Lake Elmo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Oakdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lake Elmo: 17/100 · Oakdale: 17/100

No gap.

Lake Elmo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Oakdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Lake Elmo: 27/100 · Oakdale: 27/100

No gap.

Lake Elmo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Oakdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lake Elmo: 0/100 · Oakdale: 0/100

No gap.

Lake Elmo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Oakdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lake Elmo: 100/100 · Oakdale: 100/100

No gap.

Lake Elmo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Oakdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lake Elmo: Unavailable · Oakdale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Lake Elmo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Oakdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Lake Elmo: 34/100 · Oakdale: 34/100

No gap.

Lake Elmo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Oakdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lake Elmo: 26/100 · Oakdale: 26/100

No gap.

Lake Elmo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Oakdale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.